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Hypertrophic neuropathy and cataract

MedGen UID:
344602
Concept ID:
C1855885
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Hypertrophic Neuropathy And Cataract
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009407
OMIM®: 239900

Clinical features

From HPO
Peripheral neuropathy
MedGen UID:
18386
Concept ID:
C0031117
Disease or Syndrome
Peripheral neuropathy is a general term for any disorder of the peripheral nervous system. The main clinical features used to classify peripheral neuropathy are distribution, type (mainly demyelinating versus mainly axonal), duration, and course.
Increased CSF protein concentration
MedGen UID:
329971
Concept ID:
C1806780
Finding
Increased concentration of protein in the cerebrospinal fluid.
Distal sensory impairment
MedGen UID:
335722
Concept ID:
C1847584
Finding
An abnormal reduction in sensation in the distal portions of the extremities.
Cataract
MedGen UID:
39462
Concept ID:
C0086543
Disease or Syndrome
A cataract is an opacity or clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its capsule.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prencipe M, Posarelli C, Figus M, Gabbriellini G
Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Nov;31(6):NP53-NP57. Epub 2020 Jun 25 doi: 10.1177/1120672120939496. PMID: 32586128
Danbauchi SS, Anumah FE, Alhassan MA, David SO, Onyemelukwe GC, Oyati IA
Ethn Dis 2005 Autumn;15(4):635-40. PMID: 16259487
Pang CP, Lam DS
Hum Mutat 2002 Mar;19(3):189-208. doi: 10.1002/humu.10053. PMID: 11857735

Diagnosis

Prencipe M, Posarelli C, Figus M, Gabbriellini G
Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Nov;31(6):NP53-NP57. Epub 2020 Jun 25 doi: 10.1177/1120672120939496. PMID: 32586128
Pang CP, Lam DS
Hum Mutat 2002 Mar;19(3):189-208. doi: 10.1002/humu.10053. PMID: 11857735
Gold GN, Hogenhuis LA
Neurology 1968 Jun;18(6):526-33. doi: 10.1212/wnl.18.6.526. PMID: 4298845

Prognosis

Pang CP, Lam DS
Hum Mutat 2002 Mar;19(3):189-208. doi: 10.1002/humu.10053. PMID: 11857735

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